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mcconnell has claimed it to be. >> mitch mcconnell is the most unpopular senator in america according to public policy polling. only 36 approve of his job performance, 54% disapprove. joining me, karen finney that will soon host a new weekend program on msnbc and ana marie cox from the guardian. we expected they would be doing some kind of opposition research on ashley judd as ashley judd moved toward a decision on running, but these guys were obviously going to play it as ugly as could be imagined. >> oh, absolutely. and look, on one hand whereas i do not condone what they were doing and if i were part of a campaign, wouldn't feel comfortable with that line of attack, we know that's the way the game is played. we both worked in politics long enough to know that's part of the unfortunate reality. what i find priceless is the classic deflection. if you're going to sit in a room, say this is how we're going to attack somebody, be a man, have the guts to defend that, right, when you go out. don't try to deflect by saying oh, these nixonian tactics, which as far as i understand from this
mcconnell has claimed it to be. >> mitch mcconnell is the most unpopular senator in america according to public policy polling. only 36 approve of his job performance, 54% disapprove. joining me, karen finney that will soon host a new weekend program on msnbc and ana marie cox from the guardian. we expected they would be doing some kind of opposition research on ashley judd as ashley judd moved toward a decision on running, but these guys were obviously going to play it as ugly as could...
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case in point, mitch mcconnell. what did you really think when you heard him say the way he intends to get re-elected is to hammer anyone who might be talking about running against him? any newspaper that might cause him trouble along the way. does it surprise you, he, the senate republican leader who said his number one goal following president obama's inauguration was to detroy him, does it surprise you that he would be sitting there listening to an opp researcher talk about a possible opponent, ashley judd, being emotionally unbalanced? tonight we learn from yet another type -- yet another tape, rather -- what it's like to be in a room with a big name politician and to learn firsthand, again, that they're pretty much the way you figured them. i love these tapes, by the way. i hope they're legal because i think they're great. i'm joined right now by nbc news political director, chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, and the "huffington post's" howard fineman. i want to start with howard tonight. you've got t
case in point, mitch mcconnell. what did you really think when you heard him say the way he intends to get re-elected is to hammer anyone who might be talking about running against him? any newspaper that might cause him trouble along the way. does it surprise you, he, the senate republican leader who said his number one goal following president obama's inauguration was to detroy him, does it surprise you that he would be sitting there listening to an opp researcher talk about a possible...
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mitch mcconnell fits everything. frankly, it is great he might want to bring mental health into the debate. we can talk about ashley judd in sixth grade or his voting record. >> john: lee ann isn't it strange that a state as red as kentucky where, on the pro-life issue alone -- on the pro-life issue alone mitch mcconnell could clobber her seriously with the conservative voters. they would go this ferociously into her personal life as a child? >> you know what? i think they didn't go far enough. they should have joked about her in utero and joked about her lineage. i felt like i was listening to an episode of the gang of thrones. >> john: is attacking someone for being depressed as a child crossing ethical lines? >> i think it is totally going too far. the reason he's picking on her is because she's a smart woman and she does have a chance to win because kentucky is 50% women and so you have all of the rednecks with the rhetoric. he's just playing to like the people in the primaries that are going to fund them. >> joh
mitch mcconnell fits everything. frankly, it is great he might want to bring mental health into the debate. we can talk about ashley judd in sixth grade or his voting record. >> john: lee ann isn't it strange that a state as red as kentucky where, on the pro-life issue alone -- on the pro-life issue alone mitch mcconnell could clobber her seriously with the conservative voters. they would go this ferociously into her personal life as a child? >> you know what? i think they didn't go...
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the feds investigating claims by mitch mcconnell that someone maid a covert reporting of the private strategy, then leaked it to the press, captured on that tape brutally personal remark being his possible senate opponent, the actress ashley judd. casey hunt is live at the russell rotunda with the latest. this was a big dust-up yesterday morning. what more do we know about this? >> hey, thomas. what we do know is the fbi, as we speak is investigating further on this. mcconnell's campaign is working with them on this, saying the fbi would be combing through the office today looking to find out if someone did in fact bug the office as mcconnell has claimed. critics have raised questions about whether it's appropriate for a campaign to question their opponent's sp mental health. let's listen to this. >> i think he is really one of the slyest, and i don't mean that in a negative way, politicians in the washington, d.c. he as obviously trying to use this to his advantage. he has tremendous troubles in kentucky with conservatives. it could help him get out of this very difficult situation.
the feds investigating claims by mitch mcconnell that someone maid a covert reporting of the private strategy, then leaked it to the press, captured on that tape brutally personal remark being his possible senate opponent, the actress ashley judd. casey hunt is live at the russell rotunda with the latest. this was a big dust-up yesterday morning. what more do we know about this? >> hey, thomas. what we do know is the fbi, as we speak is investigating further on this. mcconnell's campaign...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell?! >> i know the relationship between the president and the press can seem a bit strained at times. some in this room have even accused the president of being distant aloof. when i asked the president about it early, he said, oh? and then walked away. >> and o'brien was able to work in a few jokes at the expense of mitt romney and the nra's wayne lapierre. >> if in 1995 you told me in 2013 we'd have an african-american president with a middle name hussein who was just re-elected to a second term in a sluggish economy, i would have said, oh, he must have run against mitt romney. by the way, no offense, mr. president. i do congratulate you on your victory, but as a late-night comedian, i was kind of pulling for the rich guy whose horse danced in the olympics. here's a fun fact about tonight's food. everything you ate this evening was personally shot by wayne lapierre. don't worry, it was during a home invasion, though. the fish came in through the window. that wasn't peppercorn, that was b
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell?! >> i know the relationship between the president and the press can seem a bit strained at times. some in this room have even accused the president of being distant aloof. when i asked the president about it early, he said, oh? and then walked away. >> and o'brien was able to work in a few jokes at the expense of mitt romney and the nra's wayne lapierre. >> if in 1995 you told me in 2013 we'd have an african-american president...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> those were good. so joining us now is david nakamura, white house reporter for "the washington post," who covered the dinner. good morning to you, david. >> hi, betty. we're recovering. >> i'm sure you are. you attended nerd prom, as it's called. and given the criticism last year that the event had kind of lost its focus and was catering to celebrities, was it a little bit more toned down. i didn't see lindsay lohan or kim kardashian there this time around. >> i didn't see them either, but it was still pretty chock-full of celebrities. proponents of the dinner say, it raises a lot of money for young journalists and stuff. but there were a lot of celebrities and there is always criticism of this whole thing being too cozy. there was psy, the gangnam style rapper, nicole kidman and all other kind of big-style hollywood celebrities. but the president went over pretty well and conan o'brien did too. i think it's another event that the cri
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> those were good. so joining us now is david nakamura, white house reporter for "the washington post," who covered the dinner. good morning to you, david. >> hi, betty. we're recovering. >> i'm sure you are. you attended nerd prom, as it's called. and given the criticism last year that the event had kind of lost its focus and was catering to...
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mcconnell is trying to avoid a primary in 2014, clearly playing the role not of mitch mcconnell senate republican leader but mitch mcconnell republican candidate for re-election in 2014. by the way, we just found out, heritage action america, not technically jim demint's group, he runs the other half of heritage but they're spiritually the cousin organization if you will or sister organizations but heritage action claims to score the procedural vote. it's unlikely many republicans will feel comfortable doing this if they want to have that show up on their score card so we'll see how many republicans do follow through on this filibuster besides the 14 that have been public. potentially this could be a big strategic mistake. the gun issue is a difficult challenge for the president politically but by threatening filibuster which democrats can overcome republicans are giving the president potentially an easy victory. remember how positive senator rand paul's filibuster on drones was for the party. republicans do manage to take over the floor, this could be equally as negative as the paul f
mcconnell is trying to avoid a primary in 2014, clearly playing the role not of mitch mcconnell senate republican leader but mitch mcconnell republican candidate for re-election in 2014. by the way, we just found out, heritage action america, not technically jim demint's group, he runs the other half of heritage but they're spiritually the cousin organization if you will or sister organizations but heritage action claims to score the procedural vote. it's unlikely many republicans will feel...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> the president as comic in chief last night in washington. >>> up next here tonight, the remarkable thing that happened when a boy in need found a new friend. ♪ you've got a friend yeah >>> i think you are going to look our final story. all of us did. about two friends, dedicated and devoted to each other, but each with their own special needs. nbc's jill rappaport on how they came to each other's rescue. >> zechlt. zena, good girl. >> reporter: they call her zena the warrior puppy. a title this abused and abandoned dog earned because of her miraculous story of survival. >> that's zena! >> i've never seen a puppy anywhere near the condition she was in. >> less than 1% chance of survival. >> it wasn't good. >> reporter: but against all odds, this little puppy that could did and on her road to recovery captured the hearts of thousands. including linda and grant hickey who ended up adopting her. >> good girl! i just fell in love with her off her facebook. yummy! >> reporter: but litt
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> the president as comic in chief last night in washington. >>> up next here tonight, the remarkable thing that happened when a boy in need found a new friend. ♪ you've got a friend yeah >>> i think you are going to look our final story. all of us did. about two friends, dedicated and devoted to each other, but each with their own special needs. nbc's jill rappaport on how they came to each other's rescue. >>...
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more than a dozen republicans, including mitch mcconnell are still threatening to filibuster. but democrats are calling the bluff. harry reid says he's calling a vote on thursday. so the showdown will begin then. >> okay, jeff, thanks very much. now we have a story developing out of cuba. police say these boys were kidnapped by their own parents, taking on a 25-foot sail boat from florida to havana. it reminds us of the tale of elian gonzalez, the boy caught between two countries. tonight cuban officials say they will send the family back to the u.s., where the parents will face criminal charges. abc's gio benitez has the latest. >> reporter: this was the last time anyone on american soil saw joshua and sharyn hakken, boarding their boat, the salty, in tampa, last wednesday. the couple tonight accused of kidnapping their own children, 2-year-old chase and 4-year-old cole from their grandmother who had custody. she called 911. >> what is your emergency? >> my son-in-law just kidnapped my two grandchildren. they are under state custody. he's not supposed to be near them. he tied
more than a dozen republicans, including mitch mcconnell are still threatening to filibuster. but democrats are calling the bluff. harry reid says he's calling a vote on thursday. so the showdown will begin then. >> okay, jeff, thanks very much. now we have a story developing out of cuba. police say these boys were kidnapped by their own parents, taking on a 25-foot sail boat from florida to havana. it reminds us of the tale of elian gonzalez, the boy caught between two countries. tonight...
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including minority leader, mitch mcconnell, who just added himself when we spoke yesterday, to that list yesterday afternoon, which is generally speaking not a good sign for a piece of legislation because if mitch mcconnell wants something filibustered, it tends to get filibustered. but today, there was pressure from everywhere. from the white house, where vice president biden spoke to an audience of law enforcement offers urging them to go to capitol hill in uniform and lobby for universal background checks. there was pressure from the senate where harry reid announced he is not waiting anymore. he is setting up a vote on thursday. there was pressure from outside groups with those 12 newtown family members today on capitol hill to lobby congress and with mayor bloomberg's group releasing an ad urging pat toomey who's been working on a background check to move forward with that legislation and amid that pressure, there was movement from republicans. by the "huffington post" count, as many as eight republican senators have spoken out against a filibuster of gun safety legislation, which m
including minority leader, mitch mcconnell, who just added himself when we spoke yesterday, to that list yesterday afternoon, which is generally speaking not a good sign for a piece of legislation because if mitch mcconnell wants something filibustered, it tends to get filibustered. but today, there was pressure from everywhere. from the white house, where vice president biden spoke to an audience of law enforcement offers urging them to go to capitol hill in uniform and lobby for universal...
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when you have a whole political party ran my mitch mcconnell saying no vote, it's serious and partisan as he will. >> we're talking about people loving each other and if you love children you want to see gun safety. >> well said. >> we're not talking about cable. they are not talking about able cable. that's what you and i do. >> i would think that would be a good way to look at it. sure. >> chris, stand by. i want to bring in e.j. dionne. your new column is about how republican minorities are blocking the will of majorities on gun. e.j., what do you think about the passion we saw tonight from the president? >> well, i thought he put it all on the table today and i was really glad he went very hard at this effort to block a vote. i think we've become way too complacent in washington over the idea that all of a sudden without any change in the constitution it suddenly takes 60 votes to pass anything. that's not what the constitution envisioned in the senate. it envisioned majority rule. but when we talk about filibusters and stuff like that, i think people sort of yawn. i think the pres
when you have a whole political party ran my mitch mcconnell saying no vote, it's serious and partisan as he will. >> we're talking about people loving each other and if you love children you want to see gun safety. >> well said. >> we're not talking about cable. they are not talking about able cable. that's what you and i do. >> i would think that would be a good way to look at it. sure. >> chris, stand by. i want to bring in e.j. dionne. your new column is about...
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mitch mcconnell, what do you think? 866-55-press. i -- you know, we don't know there are a lot of questions about this story. sorry people are suggesting the mcconnell campaign might have engineered this whole thing just to get people doing what we are doing. >> your take on it. 866-55-press. melonnie sloan from crew here on this friday i hadedition. >> chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current tv. all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me. >> absolutely! >> and so would mitt romeny. >> she's joy behar. >> and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> only on current tv. my relationship with water started when i was a kid. you think of how many people go to the ocean and for such different reasons. it attracts everyone but i think we're all
mitch mcconnell, what do you think? 866-55-press. i -- you know, we don't know there are a lot of questions about this story. sorry people are suggesting the mcconnell campaign might have engineered this whole thing just to get people doing what we are doing. >> your take on it. 866-55-press. melonnie sloan from crew here on this friday i hadedition. >> chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current tv. all...
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mitch mcconnell that means will join 13 other senate republicans who are pledging to block any gun legislation from even coming up for a vote. these are the 14. and these are not senators who are saying they will vote no. they want there to be no vote at all for anybody, not even on issues like universal background checks. they are pledging to filibuster. a group called the coalition to stop gun violence tells us today that they are organizing a filibuster of the filibuster. sort of a counter filibuster. that they plan to set in motion as soon as republicans start blocking a vote on gun legislation. so if republican senators block there from being a vote in the senate, as soon as they start doing that, victims and survivors of gun violence will start standing outside the u.s. capitol reading the names of the more than 3,300 americans who have been lost to gun violence just since newtown. they will do that at the same time that the republican senators are filibustering the gun legislation. quote, we will go as long as they go. we will go as long as they go. >>> the gun lobby is seen as so legen
mitch mcconnell that means will join 13 other senate republicans who are pledging to block any gun legislation from even coming up for a vote. these are the 14. and these are not senators who are saying they will vote no. they want there to be no vote at all for anybody, not even on issues like universal background checks. they are pledging to filibuster. a group called the coalition to stop gun violence tells us today that they are organizing a filibuster of the filibuster. sort of a counter...
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[ laughter ] why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell! [ laughter ] today, mitch mcconnell senate campaign tweeted this picture of the senator, sitting at a bar with a beer, next to an empty school and glass of red wine with the caption greetings from coal country, hazard, kentucky. one republican strategist had this advice for the president. >>> i had a beer with mitch mcconnell, had a good time. i would encourage him to give it a shot. >> joining me, krystal ball. i saw you in the hallway at the dinner, there were a lot of chuck else. it was revealed by the cracker jack white house team, president obama had a hand in writing all of the jokes. >> i believe it. >> script writers, as well, inherent sense of humor. what struck me the most about the evening, how willing he was to be the butt of his own jokes. we have a little montage. let's play it. >> said i should start with some jokes as my own expense. just take myself down a peg. i was like guys, after four and a half years, how many pegs are there left? these days i look in the mirror
[ laughter ] why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell! [ laughter ] today, mitch mcconnell senate campaign tweeted this picture of the senator, sitting at a bar with a beer, next to an empty school and glass of red wine with the caption greetings from coal country, hazard, kentucky. one republican strategist had this advice for the president. >>> i had a beer with mitch mcconnell, had a good time. i would encourage him to give it a shot. >> joining me, krystal ball. i saw...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. the point of my charm 0i -- sequester, the republicans fell in love with this thing and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. it's like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. >> let's bring in democratic strategist steve elmen door f and rpt strategist and former political director mat. you were listening to the president there. they've had a weekd end to talk about the sequester and the faa furloughs, getting past that. they had some time to sit next to each other and get some laughs. white we see a new congress when they come back and see more sequester deals. >> i wish the white house correspondent dinner could be that effective. but i do think the president is doing the right thing with the charm rephysiciansive. i think it's a bit overdue. they e get tired of dealing with congressmen and congress. it's the right thing to do in a second term when you approval ratings are around 50% and he's facing conservative house of represents. what president obama needs is a
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. the point of my charm 0i -- sequester, the republicans fell in love with this thing and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. it's like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. >> let's bring in democratic strategist steve elmen door f and rpt strategist and former political director mat. you were listening to the president there. they've had a weekd end to talk about the sequester and the faa furloughs, getting past that....
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> we'll see more of this a little bit later in the program. but he's making it very clear -- chuck, how he feels about mitch mcconnell. >> you know, look, it was a comedic, most of it was comedic. but even at the end, he was all of his barbs were, were at the political media class. he's upset. he's upset at the way that they've, that we, he believes that we cover the back and forth between him and congress. he doesn't like the i call it the buzzfy indication of the media. where the smallest things get blown out of proportion and everything about his remarks seemed aimed at that, ruth, i thought. >> and sometimes a joke is just a joke. but sometimes a joke shows your real feelings. these are his real feelings. he doesn't really want to have a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> or probably with the white house correspondents association for that malter. >> i think that's right, too. >> tebow gone. >> third-string quarterback for a team that d
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> we'll see more of this a little bit later in the program. but he's making it very clear -- chuck, how he feels about mitch mcconnell. >> you know, look, it was a comedic, most of it was comedic. but even at the end, he was all of his barbs were, were at the political media class. he's upset. he's upset at the way that they've, that we, he believes that we cover the...
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and, you know, the conservative base, now mitch mcconnell gets positive -- >> mitch mcconnell who is up for election. >> he is up for election himself. he gets positive press back home. the tea partiers don't like him. seriously, is mitch mcconnell going to vote against background checks? >> at the end of the day probably not. but it is a, you know, all of the subtleties of what wayne laperriere said, and years ago and all that, are never part of this debate. >> right. >> i mean, this debate is black and white. >> they're coming to get your guns. >> exactly right. >> don't even look at my gun. that is -- you are undermining the second amendment. it is -- and, you know, that's why they don't want to debate on the senate floor. because, you know, it's sort of like, i've been asking about afghanistan. why -- for five years i've been asking why are we in afghanistan? and the answer is always, because of pakistan. well, then why aren't we in pakistan? we can't so we have to be -- it doesn't really help in pakistan. no. but we need to be -- there is not a good answer. it's the same thing.
and, you know, the conservative base, now mitch mcconnell gets positive -- >> mitch mcconnell who is up for election. >> he is up for election himself. he gets positive press back home. the tea partiers don't like him. seriously, is mitch mcconnell going to vote against background checks? >> at the end of the day probably not. but it is a, you know, all of the subtleties of what wayne laperriere said, and years ago and all that, are never part of this debate. >> right....
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. >> reporter: ashley judd toyed with challenging mitch mcconnell for the kentucky senate seat he has held for a generation. >> as long as the republicans keep doing really dumb things about women's reproductive health that should help energize girls and women in this country. >> reporter: it was a challenge mcconnell and his campaign team took very seriously. after opening his campaign headquarters in louisville in february, mcconnell and his inner circle privately discussed their so-called oppo research on how to attack judd using the kind of blunt language political operatives use all the time but rarely in public. >> the first person we'll focus on is ashley judd. >> reporter: what they didn't know is it all would be caught on tape. >> basically i refer to her as sort of the oppo research situation. >> reporter: they screened this tv clip of her from the 2012 democratic convention. >> the most diverse delegation in tennessee's history, 90 votes for barack obama. >> reporter: that's tennessee not kentucky. the core of what could be a ready-made tv attack ad questioning judd's loyal
. >> reporter: ashley judd toyed with challenging mitch mcconnell for the kentucky senate seat he has held for a generation. >> as long as the republicans keep doing really dumb things about women's reproductive health that should help energize girls and women in this country. >> reporter: it was a challenge mcconnell and his campaign team took very seriously. after opening his campaign headquarters in louisville in february, mcconnell and his inner circle privately discussed...
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>> growing by the day. >> minority leader mitch mcconnell has called in the fbi to investigate what he calls watergate type tactics by his political opponent. >> as i indicated, last week they were attacking my wife's ethnicity, and apparently also bugging my headquarters, much like nixon and watergate. that's what the political left does these days. >> secret tapes from a strategy session at mcconnell's office revealed the kentucky republican was considering attacking then prospective candidate ashley judd over her religious views and battles with depression. the actress released a statement responding to what was said in the tape saying in part, quote, we expected nothing less from mitch mcconnell and his camp than to take a personal struggle such as depression, which many americans cope with on a daily basis, and turn it into a laughing matter. >> so, you just got your college diploma, now you have to get a job. christine romans with a reality check for new grads. what you need to do to get that job coming up. look younger? get younger looking skin fast. with new olay regenerist mic
>> growing by the day. >> minority leader mitch mcconnell has called in the fbi to investigate what he calls watergate type tactics by his political opponent. >> as i indicated, last week they were attacking my wife's ethnicity, and apparently also bugging my headquarters, much like nixon and watergate. that's what the political left does these days. >> secret tapes from a strategy session at mcconnell's office revealed the kentucky republican was considering attacking...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> the senator is returning the serve. the re-election campaign tweeting a picture of the republican leader sitting at a bar with an empty seat and two drinks. greetings from coal country out of kentucky. >>> ahead on "starting point," the michael jackson wrongful death trial is expected to get ugly. one potential witness is attorney tom mesereau. he represented jackson in the 2005 child molestation trial. live next. >>> we he brought you the story of ryan panetta, he jumped into rushing floodwaters during superstorm sandy to save his entire family. >> when something brings you down, you got to get up. >> where he and his family are, six months later. we'll bring ryan back too. you're watching "starting point." there's new neutrogena® naturals acne cleanser. acne medicine from the wintergreen leaf treats breakouts. no parabens or harsh sulfates. for naturally clear skin. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® naturals. fi had[ designer ]eeli
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> the senator is returning the serve. the re-election campaign tweeting a picture of the republican leader sitting at a bar with an empty seat and two drinks. greetings from coal country out of kentucky. >>> ahead on "starting point," the michael jackson wrongful death trial is expected to get ugly. one potential witness is attorney tom mesereau. he...
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the republican leadership including -- starting with mitch mcconnell. we're not just talking about ted cruz here. we're talking about people who are -- supposedly adults among the senate republicans. that they're not just going to vote no. they're going to filibuster to prevent a vote coming up. john mccain who's been pretty erratic on a lot of issues but on "face the nation" on sunday, he asked bob schieffer is it a good idea to filibuster the gun legislation. john mccain. >> i don't understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you didn't encourage republicans -- >> i would not only encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? why not take up an amendment and debate it. the american people will profit from it. >> bill: makes a lot of sense. the president to his credit has been careful to say all i want is a vote. he lays out what would be the ideal but he wants a vote. >> that was the purpose of last night's extremely emotional speech in connecticut. this
the republican leadership including -- starting with mitch mcconnell. we're not just talking about ted cruz here. we're talking about people who are -- supposedly adults among the senate republicans. that they're not just going to vote no. they're going to filibuster to prevent a vote coming up. john mccain who's been pretty erratic on a lot of issues but on "face the nation" on sunday, he asked bob schieffer is it a good idea to filibuster the gun legislation. john mccain. >> i...
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ashley judd decided not to unseat mitch mcconnell next year. but before she filed out, mcconnell's staff was plotting their defeat and the plan was not pretty. we know that because the secret strategy session was caught on tape. and now the fbi is involved. here's cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: even though he's not up for reelection for more than a year, mitch mcconnell has been gearing up for a muddy kentucky horse race. and an audio recording obtained by "mother jones," mcconnell can be heard in what's considered a typical strategy session. discussing with his campaign advisers back in february. >> later on, one strategist runs through the campaign's opposition research on actress ashley judd who at the time was considering a run for mcconnell's seat. judd has since announced she's out of the race. >> about she suffered and was hospitalized for 42 days and had a mental breakdown in the '90s. >> the staffers contacted the fbi which is now looking into the matter. a campaign manager told cnn the meeting was in a
ashley judd decided not to unseat mitch mcconnell next year. but before she filed out, mcconnell's staff was plotting their defeat and the plan was not pretty. we know that because the secret strategy session was caught on tape. and now the fbi is involved. here's cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: even though he's not up for reelection for more than a year, mitch mcconnell has been gearing up for a muddy kentucky horse race. and an audio recording obtained by...
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mcconnell aren't born right wingers. howard was sit in that chair yesterday, howard fineman. he said all this thing going on with kentucky, whatever's going on, the taping of that meeting and everything was mitch mcconnell coming out screaming bring in the fbi because he wanted to show he was a real right winger and mad at the left. >> he was tough. it has united conservatives around him. conservatives, the enemy of my enemy is my ally. this is survival. the fact of the matter is, chris, he saw what happened. his own guy got -- didn't lose to rand paul, got crushed by rand paul. >> trey grayson. >> got crushed by rand paul. john cornen, his own state, his own guy got crushed by ted cruz in a runoff. wasn't that close. this is -- >> orrin hatch saw the same thing. as i said, 29 republicans today and 2 democrats voted to block debate. that shocked one newtown family member. jillian soto. remember she was here. we met her here on "hardball" earlier in the week. her sister, a teacher in newtown, connecticut, was murdered at
mcconnell aren't born right wingers. howard was sit in that chair yesterday, howard fineman. he said all this thing going on with kentucky, whatever's going on, the taping of that meeting and everything was mitch mcconnell coming out screaming bring in the fbi because he wanted to show he was a real right winger and mad at the left. >> he was tough. it has united conservatives around him. conservatives, the enemy of my enemy is my ally. this is survival. the fact of the matter is, chris,...
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even mitch mcconnell. if they come out, say they will allow something -- a gun bill to move forward, they could face a challenge from the right that could be successful. so on the other hand, have you people like john mccain, even if ultimately some of the folks aren't going to want to vote for a gun bill, it doesn't sit well with constituents that it wouldn't even be allows to come up, so they are trying to take a more measured approach. democrats hope to enlist the help of people like senator mccain to overcome the 60 vote threshold to overcome the issue. >> crazy, crazy politics. briana keel ar live from the white house this morning. >>> a group howill grade law maingers on gun issues. once again, the face of the campaign will be the parents who lost children at sandy hook. >> i got a 911 call that there was a shooting at sandy hook elementary school. >> the nonprofit group, backed by deep pockets by mayor michael bloomberg. it will spend $1 million to air the new ad. it targets a dozen lawmakers and as
even mitch mcconnell. if they come out, say they will allow something -- a gun bill to move forward, they could face a challenge from the right that could be successful. so on the other hand, have you people like john mccain, even if ultimately some of the folks aren't going to want to vote for a gun bill, it doesn't sit well with constituents that it wouldn't even be allows to come up, so they are trying to take a more measured approach. democrats hope to enlist the help of people like senator...
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mitch mcconnell feels it is not getting to the heart of the problem. he said the government shouldn't punish law abiding citizenings. under this bill someone could commit a federal crime by giving a hunting rifle. >> i will impose and invoke cloture on s489. >> they will consider the background check on line fire arm salings. >> the push to get a gun control measure is not viable. they say back grounted checks are an invasion of privacy. one of the senates supported the efforts to filibuster. welcome and great to have you here. >> thank you. rumum talk about what happened in the situation a number of colleagues whoment tod push for the filibuster and caved in and not doing it because they felt they could go forward with the elements of the bill particularly the background checks and passed the voice boatvote. >> the center piece of the bill is the team manchin proposal. it not out and not existing at the time we cast that vote. interesting thing that happens in washington, they will vote on something withouting it. >> uma: that seems amazing and seems
mitch mcconnell feels it is not getting to the heart of the problem. he said the government shouldn't punish law abiding citizenings. under this bill someone could commit a federal crime by giving a hunting rifle. >> i will impose and invoke cloture on s489. >> they will consider the background check on line fire arm salings. >> the push to get a gun control measure is not viable. they say back grounted checks are an invasion of privacy. one of the senates supported the...
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another person whose thought was similar to yours was the minority leader mitch mcconnell. let's take a listen to what he had to say yesterday before the vote. [video clip] >> i believe government should focus on keeping guns out of the hands of those with mental issues that could cause them to be a threat but the government shouldn't punish law-abiding citizens but unfortunately, s 649 has the focus entirely backwards. host: ed sned guest: -- host: ed o'keefe? guest: he is a number of republicans that said they ould have tried to block this. what he does is sums it up. the focus on guns as opposed to mental health and why it is people decide to act out is something that they don't think is necessary covering this bill. but they say we are going to have a conversation. host: democrat. welcome. caller: good morning to you and your guest. the debate about the gun issue, i've heard a lot regarding gun owners and their fear that their right to bear arms is going to be abridged and it says a well-regulated militia being -- the right of the people to bear arms. if you look at the
another person whose thought was similar to yours was the minority leader mitch mcconnell. let's take a listen to what he had to say yesterday before the vote. [video clip] >> i believe government should focus on keeping guns out of the hands of those with mental issues that could cause them to be a threat but the government shouldn't punish law-abiding citizens but unfortunately, s 649 has the focus entirely backwards. host: ed sned guest: -- host: ed o'keefe? guest: he is a number of...
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jason conway heard the leaked secret recording of mitch mcconnell on the mother jones website. he tells nbc news, he knew who did it. >> i knew what was in the tape, and then when i heard the mother jones article, i said, i know who that is. i don't think they were trying to make money off of it. they weren't trying to get famous off of it. i don't even think they were planning on using it. conway says two activists, part of a group called progress kentucky bragged to him back in february just hours after they had recorded it. conway, with who was interviewed by the fbi on thursday, says he didn't think of telling anyone about the recording when he first heard about it, because he was unaware that the two activisted hat potentially committed a crime. and he asserts he is making this public to protect democratic candidates in kentucky in 2014. >> i did not want their silly mistake, their overzealous behavior, to hurt the party which i love and care about and our candidates. whether it's a candidate running for county surveyor next year or a candidate running for u.s. senate. bec
jason conway heard the leaked secret recording of mitch mcconnell on the mother jones website. he tells nbc news, he knew who did it. >> i knew what was in the tape, and then when i heard the mother jones article, i said, i know who that is. i don't think they were trying to make money off of it. they weren't trying to get famous off of it. i don't even think they were planning on using it. conway says two activists, part of a group called progress kentucky bragged to him back in february...
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mcconnell. jacob conway with the jefferson county democratic party in kentucky told fox two of his friend with progress kentucky, allegedly made that recording. conway said to fox, quote, i don't know why they were there at the grand opening of his, meaning mcconnell's campaign office but they were there after the event had ended and they were in the hallway and you know, they heard the conversation going on. it was an extremely tacky conversation to me but it was a private conversation nonetheless. and i guess once they heard the tasteless things the mcconnell team were discussing they decided to record it. and they told me about later that day, either that day or the next and they told me about it and i didn't think much of it. conway is speaking out now so that the democratic party is not tarnished in this scandal. martha. martha: very interesting. the mart we are learning the fbi is involved and where is the investigate stand and where do we think it will go? >> reporter: fbi conducted inter
mcconnell. jacob conway with the jefferson county democratic party in kentucky told fox two of his friend with progress kentucky, allegedly made that recording. conway said to fox, quote, i don't know why they were there at the grand opening of his, meaning mcconnell's campaign office but they were there after the event had ended and they were in the hallway and you know, they heard the conversation going on. it was an extremely tacky conversation to me but it was a private conversation...
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. >> a price to having a weak minority leader, mitch mcconnell so weak in his home state, he had to join this group saying we will filibuster. leaders on either side never join filibusterfilibusters. he is talking about doing that. fran seen wheeler is one of the voices they hope you don't hear, president obama and "60 minutes" are doing everything to make sure they do hear. >> i heard fran seen wheeler that lost her son ben that day say the four months since the tragedy might feel like a brief moment for some, but for her it feels like it has been years since she saw ben. and she's determined not to let what happened that day just fade away. >> people do change because the country goes in different places, but we're going to bring it right back so that america can see, four months to them, it feels like it just happened a moment ago. and yet it's been years since i've seen my son, okay? so we're just -- we're not going anywhere, we're here, and we're going to be here. >> that's hard to watch because i don't think anyone who hasn't been through something like that fully knows what she is
. >> a price to having a weak minority leader, mitch mcconnell so weak in his home state, he had to join this group saying we will filibuster. leaders on either side never join filibusterfilibusters. he is talking about doing that. fran seen wheeler is one of the voices they hope you don't hear, president obama and "60 minutes" are doing everything to make sure they do hear. >> i heard fran seen wheeler that lost her son ben that day say the four months since the tragedy...
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so a couple of not even a year ago, mitch mcconnell went to "the wall street journal" and said that in order to consider more revenues, he would need three things. he would need to see means testing in medicare, which means higher income folks pay more or get less, would need the retirement age to go up, see a chained cpi, cost of living increase and social security. the president's budget has two of the three, in addition it replaces sequester, protects defense spending from the sequester. there's a lot for republicans to like. the degree of policy difference if you go back as we were saying six months ago, year ago, two years ago, the honest problem is that as the president moves on this stuff, so, too, do the republicans, now the idea from boehner and mcconnell, nothing that includes any revenues at all is in the remote realm of acceptable. the question is whether the political incentives that make it difficult for republicans to come to agreement with the president, at least at this point, will abate at all. even if they'll abate in that room. 12 senators is a lot of folks who coul
so a couple of not even a year ago, mitch mcconnell went to "the wall street journal" and said that in order to consider more revenues, he would need three things. he would need to see means testing in medicare, which means higher income folks pay more or get less, would need the retirement age to go up, see a chained cpi, cost of living increase and social security. the president's budget has two of the three, in addition it replaces sequester, protects defense spending from the...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell! >> i know the relationship between the president and the press can seem a bit strange at times. some in this room have even accused the president of being distant and aloof. when i asked the president about it earlier, he said, "oh," and then walked away. >> some scenes from the white house correspondents dinner on saturday night. did you go, barnicle? >> di. >> you did? >> yeah. >> someone else went. joining us now from washington. >> you went? >> no. >> barnicle did. >> i was forced to. >> why did you go? >> my wife made me go. >> if ann says you go, you go, right? >> yes, i did. >> did you go? did you really? >> it was fun. >> you guys went? >> we sat and had a good time. >> don't say it's fun. you don't have to lie. >> we had a great time. >> really? >> i don't believe that. >> i don't believe it. >> really? let's bring in chuck todd. >> he is dancing on the table. >> did you go, chuck? >> lamp shade on his head. >> well, yes, i'm a member of the white house correspondents associa
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell! >> i know the relationship between the president and the press can seem a bit strange at times. some in this room have even accused the president of being distant and aloof. when i asked the president about it earlier, he said, "oh," and then walked away. >> some scenes from the white house correspondents dinner on saturday night. did you go, barnicle? >> di. >> you did? >> yeah. >> someone else went....
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. >>> kentucky republican mitch mcconnell has called in the fbi to investigate what he calls watergate-type tactics by his political foes. >> as i indicated last week they were attacking my wife's ethnicity. and apparently also bugging my headquarters. much like nixon and watergate. that's what the political left does these days. >> secret tapes from a strategy session at mcconnell's office revealed the minority leader was considering attacking then prospective candidate ashley judd over her religious views and battles with depression. the actress released a statement responding to what was said in the tapes calling it another example of the politics of personal destruction that embodied mitch mcconnell. >>> leonard lauder has announced plans to donate 78 rare pieces of cubic artwork to the museum of art. it is valued at $1.1 billion. includes 33 works by pablo picasso. museum officials say the lauder collection covers a period that is currently underrepresented in its current exhibit. look at that, folks. >> because he owns it. >> yeah, there you go. now everybody is going to get a chance
. >>> kentucky republican mitch mcconnell has called in the fbi to investigate what he calls watergate-type tactics by his political foes. >> as i indicated last week they were attacking my wife's ethnicity. and apparently also bugging my headquarters. much like nixon and watergate. that's what the political left does these days. >> secret tapes from a strategy session at mcconnell's office revealed the minority leader was considering attacking then prospective candidate...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. there's a reason no one says "easy like monday morning." sundays are the warrior's day to unplug and recharge. what if this feeling could last all week? with centurylink as your trusted partner, it can. our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and dedicated support, your business can shine all week long. >>> he's the one that got fired from the tonight show, is that right. >> yes, then he went over to cbs. >> we're trying to rebrand, appeal to the youngsters. >> i'm sorry. conan is the best we can do. >> fine. as long as you don't put pelosi at your table. >> she keeps trying to friend me through facebook. >> a little "house of cards" spoof. the president offered thoughts and prayers to people from west, texas, to boston and gave a special shout-out to journalists covering the tragedy. >> if anybody wonders whether newspapers are a thing of the past, awe you needed to do was pick up or log o
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. there's a reason no one says "easy like monday morning." sundays are the warrior's day to unplug and recharge. what if this feeling could last all week? with centurylink as your trusted partner, it can. our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and dedicated support, your business can shine all week long. >>> he's the one that got fired...
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i commend our colleague, senator mitch mcconnell for offering a resolution approved by unanimous consent praising margaret thatcher's leadership, and i commend all 100 senators for consenting and adopting that resolution. i'd like to spend a brief amount of time talking about the incredible import of margaret thatcher's legacy. margaret thatcher became familiar to so many of us in the united states after she started winning elections. we think of her as the scourge of socialist policies that threatened to ruin britain, as the resolute victor of the falklands war, and of course as the ideological soulmate of president reagan who battled the soviets. i've always been fond of her admonition that conservatives need to first win the argument, then we'll win the vote. in other words, that we need to effectively communicate our ideas in order to prevail in elections, and elections will naturally follow as the consequence of doing so. and i'd like to talk about her days winning the argument, in particular her seminal speech on january 19, 1976 entitled "britain awake." at the time, it seemed to
i commend our colleague, senator mitch mcconnell for offering a resolution approved by unanimous consent praising margaret thatcher's leadership, and i commend all 100 senators for consenting and adopting that resolution. i'd like to spend a brief amount of time talking about the incredible import of margaret thatcher's legacy. margaret thatcher became familiar to so many of us in the united states after she started winning elections. we think of her as the scourge of socialist policies that...
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like when the president said you have a drink with mitch mcconnell. come engineering, any of those things. i wonder how do we get people to realize what a great future they would have if they boit the bullet. how do we do it? or do we let all the foreigners. >> i've been told, and i could be wrong on this, there are two levels. there's very high level engineering and lower level engineering. >> are you talking train engineers? >> no. there's a distinction of what's going on. >> we will certainly have a ph.d. level and college graduates. >> we face the exact type of problems. we have the same problem with respect to our plant workers. what we need is well educated workers in the chemical plants. and there is certainly a bottle neck there. it forces us to advance at a level slower than what we could do. and with cheap natural gas, there's an awful lot of investment coming announced. my view is not all of that will be implemented. we can't implement all of that. >> that a problem you think, hans, the infrastructure. it's not there to allow more investmen
like when the president said you have a drink with mitch mcconnell. come engineering, any of those things. i wonder how do we get people to realize what a great future they would have if they boit the bullet. how do we do it? or do we let all the foreigners. >> i've been told, and i could be wrong on this, there are two levels. there's very high level engineering and lower level engineering. >> are you talking train engineers? >> no. there's a distinction of what's going on....
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host: mitch mcconnell and susan crabtree were reporting this morning that some members of congress want the suspect to be tried as an enemy combatant. that debate will continue today on the sunday morning programs. john is joining us from virginia. caller: you mentioned that your organization is doing quantitative analysis. going to numbers and money, how much money -- i'm going to make the assumption that this latest attack was motivated by the religion of islam. how much money does the fbi and department of homeland security, if they divided the budget in this manner, do they spend specifically on targeting islamic motivated groups who are targeting america, that are currently operating or living inside of the united states? in my following question, is it worth having immigration system that allows muslims into the country? there is 5 billion people in the world who are not muslims. we can still be a country of immigrants, but we don't need to allow people in the country -- is the juice worth the squeeze? it's dangerous. host: bill braniff, your response. guest: i do not know how muc
host: mitch mcconnell and susan crabtree were reporting this morning that some members of congress want the suspect to be tried as an enemy combatant. that debate will continue today on the sunday morning programs. john is joining us from virginia. caller: you mentioned that your organization is doing quantitative analysis. going to numbers and money, how much money -- i'm going to make the assumption that this latest attack was motivated by the religion of islam. how much money does the fbi...
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mitch mcconnell and some campaign aids talking about ways to go after actress ashley judd. judd has announced she is not going to run for senate but back when the recording was made, judd was still possible contender. according to "mother jones" mcconnell and his aid were prepared to attack judd on his political stance and her personal life including past bouts with depression and her religious views. it got the recorder from a source that wants to remain anonymous, and has the adios tape and transcript online. and now they want the fbi to get involved and investigate why "mother jones" got the recording. it -- a new report out shows 31 areas where we are wasting manpower and money because we have too many agencies doing the same thing. this is the third year the gao has analyzed where the government would be more effective and efficient. for example, we have three different agencies doing cat fish inspections and contract with 159 different organizations for department of defense foreign language report. we're back after the break. ♪ rights but still support the drug war
mitch mcconnell and some campaign aids talking about ways to go after actress ashley judd. judd has announced she is not going to run for senate but back when the recording was made, judd was still possible contender. according to "mother jones" mcconnell and his aid were prepared to attack judd on his political stance and her personal life including past bouts with depression and her religious views. it got the recorder from a source that wants to remain anonymous, and has the adios...
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mcconnell. that is really the purpose for today. host: the dinner, the second one the president will be holding with a dozen gop senators. "the washington post" reporting orrin hatch will be attending, johnny isakson who helped set it up, john boozman from arkansas, susan collins, john thune of south dakota, mark reiko from idaho, they will be attending the private dinner with the president. o from idaho. will the president be campaigning across the country for his budget like he is doing in other issues? --it remains >> guest: it remains to be seen. there is a ton going on this week with guns and immigration. some of the other issues will take up the oxygen for the rest of the week. we will have a better sense -- treasury secretary jack lew who has been critical with the fiscal cliff and laying the groundwork for a the negotiations is going the hill tomorrow to testify on the president's budget. and we will have a clearer sense, i think, from his testimony of how the dinner went and also how th
mcconnell. that is really the purpose for today. host: the dinner, the second one the president will be holding with a dozen gop senators. "the washington post" reporting orrin hatch will be attending, johnny isakson who helped set it up, john boozman from arkansas, susan collins, john thune of south dakota, mark reiko from idaho, they will be attending the private dinner with the president. o from idaho. will the president be campaigning across the country for his budget like he is...
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more than a dozen republicans, including mitch mcconnell are threatening a filibuster. democrats are calling their bluff. and senate majority leader harry reid is scheduling the first vote for thursday. abc news, capitol hill. >>> rescuers in china managed to save a girl who fell into a narrow hole 55 feet deep. playing at a construction site when she fell into the dry well. the opening was too narrow for adult or tools to fit through. crews sent down a rope with a loop at the end pulled her to safety. doctors treated her for shock. amazingly she suffered no other injuries. >>> the wind driven fire that tore through a southern california neighborhood is fully contained but left a big mess. flames broke out at a mobile home monday. spread so quickly. hundreds of neighbors forced to evacuate. the fire burned 170 acres, damaged two homes. it is still unclear whether the fire was started inside the home or by a downed power line. that might have snapped during that wind storm. >>> a blinding blizzard is bearing down on the northern plains this morning. after shutting down s
more than a dozen republicans, including mitch mcconnell are threatening a filibuster. democrats are calling their bluff. and senate majority leader harry reid is scheduling the first vote for thursday. abc news, capitol hill. >>> rescuers in china managed to save a girl who fell into a narrow hole 55 feet deep. playing at a construction site when she fell into the dry well. the opening was too narrow for adult or tools to fit through. crews sent down a rope with a loop at the end...
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mitch mcconnell on the senate floor among them. >> like nearly every one of his budgets so far, it's like really late. he had for two months, he has kept the country on hole, both the house and the senate and they have already passed their own budgets. it's hard to see what the white house plans to accomplish here. i want to believe the intention is not to purposely blow up the budget process so the president can campaign against the very budget process he blew up. but from the reports we are seeing, it's getting harder and harder not to draw that conclusion. after all, the document headed our way does not bridge the differences between the house and senate-passed budgets. but his budget does not represent some grand pivot from left to center. it's really just a pivot from left to left. i mean, if these reports were correct, it's the same old thing that we have seen year after year after year. and that's really too bad, because it's not like we don't know the kinds of things that need to be done to get our budget back to balance and americans back to work. we need to provide a fairer
mitch mcconnell on the senate floor among them. >> like nearly every one of his budgets so far, it's like really late. he had for two months, he has kept the country on hole, both the house and the senate and they have already passed their own budgets. it's hard to see what the white house plans to accomplish here. i want to believe the intention is not to purposely blow up the budget process so the president can campaign against the very budget process he blew up. but from the reports we...
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that may have you respond to what senator mitch mcconnell had to say yesterday. he was on the floor of talking bout this. >> i would argue that political motives, thousands of people were stuck on tarmac over the last few days. the mismanagement is a source of bipartisan frustration. our goal should not be to score political points on the backs of weary travelers but to fix the problem. the obama administration knew about the sequester for onths. there were three days notice to implement the furloughs that are now being blamed for these elays. there was no mention of the magnitude and impact of delays of these furloughs that were just right around the corner. it seems implausible that he did not know about them when he was testifying last week. was the administration hiding the ball from the travelling public? it seems like a fair uestion. guest: it is about what is the problem. the problem is how the sequester is impacting air-traffic. that is not the problem. the problem is the sequestration. the focus on air-traffic -- this is about hiding the ball on those wh
that may have you respond to what senator mitch mcconnell had to say yesterday. he was on the floor of talking bout this. >> i would argue that political motives, thousands of people were stuck on tarmac over the last few days. the mismanagement is a source of bipartisan frustration. our goal should not be to score political points on the backs of weary travelers but to fix the problem. the obama administration knew about the sequester for onths. there were three days notice to implement...